故天将降大任于斯人也，必先苦其心志，劳其筋骨，饿其体肤，空乏其身，行拂乱其所为，所以动心忍行，增益其所不能

一个贪慕虚荣的我

一个贪慕虚荣的我

实在很糟糕

hopeless.

WeeKeNd GeTaWaY

weekend getaway to JB's Zon Regency Hotel. good sleep. good food. good massage at half the price of sg's. :)

drove in on sat. stayed one night. and back on sunday.

small enjoyment in life :)

不开心的人

其实我一点都不开心

我是一个失败者

心跳2012

urghhh.. it's really hot hot and hot these days!!!

the long 'awaited' event is finally over!! am i not glad!!!!!

sat afternn was spent for the last preparation for this event. one of the 'hi-lights' was the using of balloons to attract attention. the 1st hiccup happened when upon delivery, the chioest and biggest balloon was burst, 3 were wrongly delivered and there were 2 other balloons that were half-deflated and unable to 'float'.

the person did a replacment but the biggest one was the last piece and there was no replacement for that. according to the person, the balloon burst due to the change in air pressure when travelling in the elevator from 1st to 34th floor in a short span of time. but in the first place, they already knew that they were going to deliver the balloons to such high level, so they shld have known better and shld have ways to prevent it from bursting, isint it?????

and then, 2nd hiccup came, when he told us that the helium balloons are unsuitable for outdoors due to the heat. apparently if the weather is hot, the air in the balloon will expand and might cause the balloons to burst. o really huh? but i tot i did see pple holding helium foil balloons outdoor to sell????

and the 3rd hiccup came, when the balloons were unable to float, when we pasted some tapes on them. apparantly, the helium are so specifically measured, that they can only carry the weight of the balloon when it is filled. anything added on will over-weigh the balloons and they cannot float. stunned right??!!

so, something new to learn about helium balloons huh! 1) avoid drastic pressure and temperature change. 2) no outdoor. 3) no additions to the balloons.

in the end, we had no choice, but to use sticks to hold those balloons that cannot float. had we known earlier, no need to spend so much on the helium balloons liao. normal ones will do!

and then on the actual day morning, there was thunderstorm. the wind was practically howling outside and it was raining. dont know why, i had difficulty sleeping that night. i was half hoping and praying for the run to be cancelled.. but unfortunately, the rain became smaller, and the run continued despite the drizzle.

me and 2 other members waiting at the start line for the run to flag off

seriously, i really think and worry too much liao. there were sooo many pple running and all are wearing tags (juz different color), i seriously have no idea why i was soo worried previously. with so many pple running, no one cares whether u were overtaken or whatsoever. and, so, i jogged leisurely. out of the 5 team mates, i did come back last, but at least, i wasnt the last in the whole running contingent. lol. it took me 39mins to complete the 5km.

me and my ex-dept colleagues

that's our game stall at the back

in the past, this event was not such a big hoo-haa. it was only this yr that it became such large scale. so much so that my dept had 2 committee teams working on this event, and the heads have sponsored much money into it. i had only wanted to go for the leisure run with my ex-dept colleagues when i was looped into the committee team.

being 'committee members', i should think the overall running of the event should be held responsible by all members. but obviously, this hadnt been the case. some members had obviously taken it easier than others.....

i really should learn to be smarter.

no more next time. i promise.

and there goes a good saturday afternoon and a good sunday morning.

im seriously too on for my own good.

winz.

一个不开心的我

每当夜深人静的时候。。。。。

我式着不去想，但又奈何。。。

我还是傻呼呼的我。。。

难到这就是我应得的结果吗？

3/11/2011 - Day 6 AliShaN Part I

day 6.. our breakfast at the hotel.

buying train tickets... off to alishan!

train tix to chiayi... at chiayi still gotta take bus ride to alishan. cant remb how long was the bus ride liao.. an hr or two plus, if i remb correctly...

@ chiayi station..

and finally, at alishan! super cold weather!!!!! coupled with my unwell stomach, it really was quite terrible..

our dinner that night... my stomach was still unwell.....

our hotel...

yes, 14 degree celsius.. cold ~~~~~

i didnt expect alishan to be soooo cold. probably also because i was unwell, it felt colder than ever! i practically had to sit next to the warmer in our room in order to keep myself warm. brrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Run AppLe Run!!!!

went for a trial run at the actual route with 2 of my fellow team runners yesterday.

according to the handphone appls, we completed 4.49km in 32mins.

wow, not too bad huh. the timing is very much better than what i usually run (ie 3km in 30mins)

人不可貌相

my 2 colleagues - 1 is a mama with 2 kids, i guess her age should be early 40s. the other, i dont know got children or not, but i guess her age should be mid 50s (or maybe even late 50s).

and..... they both ran faster than me!

no joke. the mama is super nimble... and ran super fast. the other colleague, did stop and walk intermittenly and i managed to over-take her for a while. but eventually, she caught up with me and over-take me!

stunned.

if they hadnt stopped and wait for me to catch up... i seriously dont know how far behind i will be.

-_-''

now even more stressed for the run.

super malu if the leisure runners over-take me, who is supposedly to be the competitive runner.

urgh.

and see?

sometimes, one really need to have competition to know where one stands.

if not for this run, i wouldnt have know that for all these while, i've been running soo slowly.

if without them to push me along, i wouldnt have run so much faster than what i usually run. seriously pushing myself to higher limits.

looks like competition is really necessary to keep one constantly improving and not be complacent.  

i want to be a 井底蛙 no more!